Ch du Petit Thouars

Chateau du Petit Thouars , a 1500's estate, is located in the commune of Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne, in the southwest part of the Chinon appellation, along the south bank of the Vienne River (a tributary of the Loire), and immediately east of Saumur-Champigny—in fact, the limit of the Saumur-Champigny appellation is visible from the estate’s westernmost holdings.
In contrast to the sandy soils that predominate further east in the appellation, the vineyards around Petit Thouars are clay-limestone—giving the red wines impressive potential for structure and complexity as well as being particularly suited to producing outstanding Chenin Blanc. Sebastién and D’Arcy have been working toward fully organic viticulture